Functions of the Ears

Question 1

*receptor organs of hearing
* receiving sound impulses and transmit them to the brain
* inner ear also helps maintain balance

Answer 1

Ears

Question 2

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Answer 2

Auditory

Question 3

Pertaining to sound and hearing

Answer 3

Acoustic

Question 4

*external portion of the ear
* captures sound waves and transmits them into the external auditory canal

Answer 4

Pinna

Question 5

Transmits sound waves to the tympanic membrane (eardrum) of the middle ear

Answer 5

External Auditory Canal

Question 6

*earwax
* yellow-brown sticky substance has protective functions

Answer 6

Cerumen

Question 7

*eardrum
* transmits sounds by vibrating

Answer 7

Tympanic membrane

Question 8

• narrow tubes that lead from the middle ear to the nasal cavity and throat
• purpose is to equalize within the middle ear and that of the atmosphere

Answer 8

eustachian Tubes

Question 9

Small snail shaped structure of the inner ear where sound vibrations are converted to nerve impulses

Answer 9

Cochlea